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Derby and Derbyshire Safeguarding Children Partnership publish THEO Local Child Safeguarding Practice Review February 2024

Source: Derby and Derbyshire Safeguarding Children Partnership published on this website Thursday 28 March 2024 by Jill Powell

This Local Safeguarding Practice Review was undertaken in response to the death of Theo on Christmas Day 2022. He had suffered 130 injuries before his death inflicted by his parents who are now in jail for his murder.

The injuries and subsequent death of the baby happened during the Covid 19 pandemic. The review describes opportunities were missed and lessons from many previous reviews were not learned.

A summary of progress report has also been published by the Derby and Derbyshire Safeguarding Children Partnership has also been published.